Premiere Wine Forum grew out of informal tastings at friends' houses conducted by the two doctors.

An informal tasting of the foods offered by these street vendors was conducted in three visits in the last three weeks.

Nevertheless, seven brave testers, in a very informal blind tasting, tried an olestra chip and a regular chip, thoughtfully provided by the company.

Besides informal stand-up tastings, there are formal sit-down seminar tastings like the one at Sotheby's.

It is an informal buffet-style tasting.

About 20 wines will be included in the informal tasting.

In a recent informal tasting, the new Haagen-Dazs flavors gained general approval, with the highest marks going to triple brownie overload.

In informal tastings of food grilled over gas and briquettes, none of my friends could tell the difference.

Before heading off to your train, stop into Grande Harvest Wines for an informal tasting, after 4 p.m. daily).

The informal stand-up tasting, sponsored by the International Wine Center, a wine school in Manhattan, will be accompanied by foods from the region.